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In reply to the discussion: What I've learned about conservatives in the last few months [View all]cutroot
(875 posts)They cannot see their own hypocrisy. They can and do see it easily in others. Even if you broadside them with incontrovertible proof they will refuse to believe you. It's there in the very way that they call themselves "conservative". We all know that they are voting republican. They will often try to deny it though.
I recently heard this somewhere and I believe that it has some bearing on this topic;
Even if you prove to a schizophrenic his dog isn't really talking to him he will still not believe you.
This is not a symptomatic disorder, it is a willful adherence to an agenda. Like a dogwhistle, the buzzwords are the coded signal. If you high five at just the proper moment, while reciting one of the secret words, you're in. They are aware right away if you are not responding to it. Like people sharing camaraderie about a sports team, or a hobby or even their favorite kind of beer.
They don't seem to have very good humor, unless of course it is deprecating to someone. Not the kind of shared insult thing like Don Rickles, but more pointed to actually draw a lttle blood. Conservatives are the lamest comedian/speech/joke tellers I have ever heard, unless of course they are being very sarcastic. They prefer to laugh at something or somebody rather than with. Kind of like wrestling fans although I mean them no disrespect.
I still try to reach out to them. A few step off the crazy train every day. They know that something is not right. Watch out though, some will try to bite your head off if you are not careful.